InEffect Winter / Spring Round Up 2020

This past winter and spring I ended up writing quite a few reviews of releases from underground hardcore punk acts for the east coast indie zine InEffect Hardcore run by Chris Wynne. Chris is a generous guy and sent me a ton of great stuff to give a look-see and do a write up for. Now that the first half of the year's reviews have been archived on InEffect's site I figured it was time to do a quick recap of everything I covered. If you missed any of these reviews, nows your chance to get caught up. 

Inner Turmoil - Trapped At Birth EP

Inner Turmoil is an incredibly pissed off sounding hardcore punk band out of PA who takes a very metallic approach to Sick of it All's and Agnostic Front's pioneering styles. Check out the review here, and grab a copy of their EP from 1054 Records here. 

Downpresser - The Long Goodbye

Downpresser's Don't Need A Reason was easily one of my favorite hardcore albums of the past decade and their follow up The Long Goodbye is more than worth the six-year wait. Metallic hardcore with an old school NYHC attitude. Fucking amazing stuff. Check out my review here, and grab a copy from Closed Casket Activities here. 

Dead Man's Chest - Dear God Single

UK bruisers Dead Man's Chest is a metallic hardcore band who wear their death and thrash influences proudly on their sleeve. Their Dear God Single released earlier this year is a very welcome addition to my evergrowing hardcore playlist. Check out my review here, and grab a copy from Upstate Records here. 

Treason - True Believer EP

Cincinnati's Treason is a straight edge steamroller of police stomping metallic hardcore. I think I listened to True Believer about two dozen times while writing this review and it got better every spin. Check out my review here, and grab a copy from Upstate records here. 

Drain - California Cursed

"Cursed" is an overused term as of late, but if there is one part of the world that it could accurately describe, it would probably be California. The site of some of the country's most intense wealth hoarding and desperate examples of poverty, it is in no way a bastion of hope for humanity. At least there are still some decent hardcore bands emerging from the surf of its coast. Drain is an awesome cross-over thrash band and I was very stoked on their debut LP when it dropped earlier this year. Check out my review here, and grab a copy of California Cursed from Revelation Records here. 

Bore - II EP

Bore is an NYC 90's metalcore revival band who do an admirable service to the legacy of pioneers like Botch, Dillenger Escape Plan, and Snapecase. Check out my review of their second EP here, and grab a copy from Small Settlement Records, here. 

Probation - Violate 

Probation is a Dutch sludge infused hardcore band that takes the malice of Crowbar and combines it with the whiplash of France's Kickback. Check out my review of Probation's latest album here, and grab a copy from WTF Records, here. 

That's it! Now beat it!